What are cookies and what are they used for?  

A cookie is a file that is downloaded to the user’s device when they access certain websites which stores and retrieves information about the browsing activity on their computer.    

Cookies allow this website, among other things, to store and retrieve information about the user’s decisions and habits. Some of the cookies used on this website are necessary for it to function.   

It is important to highlight that the use of cookies does not provide access to the user’s personal data.   

 

What kind of cookies exist?  

Depending on the time they remain active, Cookies can be divided into session or persistent cookies.   

• Session cookies are designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a website and are removed as soon the explorer is closed. They are normally used to store information which only needs to be kept in order to provide the service requested by the user on just one occasion.   
• Persistent cookies remain stored on the device and can be accessed and handled during a period specified by the user of the cookie, which may be from a few minutes to several years.  

Additionally, depending on the organisation managing them, cookies may be classified as first-party or third-party cookies.   

• First-party cookies are sent to the user’s device from a computer or domain managed by the website publisher and are used to provide the service requested by the user.   
• Third-party cookies are sent to the user’s device from a computer or domain that is not managed by the website publisher, but by another organisation that handles data obtained from the cookies.  

In terms of their purpose, the types of cookies are:  

• Technical cookies: Technical cookies allow the user to browse a website, platform or application and use the different service options found there.  
• Profiling cookies: Profiling cookies allow the user to access the service with some predefined general features based on a series of criteria on the user’s device such as language, settings, etc.  
• Analytical cookies: Analytical cookies allow the website owner to track and analyse user behaviour on the websites to which they are linked. The information collected is used to measure activity on the websites and to create users’ browsing profiles, with the aim of introducing improvements.  
• Advertising cookies: Advertising cookies allow the advertising spaces which the publisher puts on the website to be managed as efficiently as possible.   

What kind of cookies does the website use?  

The user may be consult and set up the website cookies managed by the website publisher at  Cookie settings

The user should take account that although the cookies may be set up, certain cookies are needed and must be installed to ensure the proper access and use of the website, this cookies does not require the user’s agreed neither its management.

Cookie	Type	Duration	Description
_GRECAPTCHA	third party	6 months	Google Recaptcha service sets this cookie to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.
_pk_id.23.09ef	third party	1 year 1 month	This cookie is installed by Matomo. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, camapign data and keep track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assigns a randoly generated number to identify unique visitors.
_pk_ses.23.09ef	third party	1 hour	This cookie is installed by Matomo. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, camapign data and keep track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assigns a randoly generated number to identify unique visitors.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement		1 year	Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie records the user consent for the cookies in the “Advertisement” category.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics		1 year	Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie records the user consent for the cookies in the “Analytics” category.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional		1 year	The GDPR Cookie Consent plugin sets the cookie to record the user consent for the cookies in the category “Functional”.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary		1 year	Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie records the user consent for the cookies in the “Necessary” category.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others		1 year	Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie stores user consent for cookies in the category “Others”.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance		1 year	Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie stores the user consent for cookies in the category “Performance”.
CookieLawInfoConsent		1 year	CookieYes sets this cookie to record the default button state of the corresponding category and the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie.
elementor		never	The website’s WordPress theme uses this cookie. It allows the website owner to implement or change the website’s content in real-time.
rc::a		never	This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.
rc::b		session	This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.
rc::c		session	This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.
rc::f		never	This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.
viewed_cookie_policy		1 year	The GDPR Cookie Consent plugin sets the cookie to store whether or not the user has consented to use cookies. It does not store any personal data.

How do you disable cookies in a browser?  

The cookies set up is directly reflected to the browser used, however here are additional information about how the user can adjust the settings in their browser so as not to accept the use of cookies, in which case the user would not have a customized browsing experience. Choosing this setting may result in certain parts of the website not being accessible, as this may cause less effective browsing.   

Most browsers currently allow the user to choose whether they want to accept cookies and which types. These settings are usually found in the “settings” or “preferences” in your browser’s menu.   

Depending on the browser used by the user and its functionalities used may suppose the installation of cookies that are considered as a Third-party cookies. For example, in case of user chooses Google’s browser and uses its translate tool of the full website, Google install its own cookies in the user’s computers which are not managed by the website publisher as well as has not liability about them. The settings of the browser cookies should be done by the user directly at the browser website.   

These are the instructions to change the cookie settings in the main browsers:    

• Information about cookies for Internet Explorer.  
• Information about cookies for Mozilla Firefox. 
• Information about cookies for Opera. 
• Information about cookies for Google Chrome. 
• Information about cookies for Safari. 

Further information  

Further information about cookies as well as how to block them at www.allaboutcookies.org, www.youronlinechoices.eu.  For any questions or comments about this website cookies, shall contact by email to info@eurecat.org as a web publisher or as a web service supplier.